NYMC Faculty Publications

Title

COVID-19 Pharmacotherapy: Drug Development, Repurposing of Drugs, and the Role of Pharmacogenomics

Author Type(s)

Faculty

First Page

187

Last Page

199

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Department

Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been the subject of intense pharmacological research. Various pharmacotherapeutic approaches including antiviral and immunotherapy are being explored. A pandemic, however, cannot depend on the development of new drugs; the time required for conventional drug discovery and development is far too lengthy. As such, repurposing drugs is being used as a viable approach for identifying pharmacological agents for COVID-19 infections. Evaluation of repurposed drug candidates with pharmacogenomic analysis is being used to identify near-term pharmacological remedies for COVID-19.

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